We have 3 MISSIONS for a Labour-led Council to unlock Ashford’s potential, and to build a better Ashford:
Safer Streets and Communities for everyone,
Revitalising Ashford: Prosperity and Opportunities for all, and
Affordable Greener Homes where they are needed.
Securing Safer Streets and Communities for everyone
Your Ashford Labour Councillors will:
Make streets safer by improving lighting, cutting back bushes, and installing CCTV on key walking routes throughout Ashford.
Work with Kent Police, Social Services, and domestic abuse victim support organisations to clamp down on domestic violence and to help victims.
Work with Kent Police to increase visible police presence across the Borough with local patrols who engage with local communities.
Make our town centre safe for families and businesses with street wardens and stronger enforcement of bylaws.
Cut crime, drug use, and antisocial behaviour by improving opportunities for training and employment, and access to community facilities.
Revitalising Ashford: Prosperity and Opportunities for all
Your Ashford Labour Councillors will:
Increase opportunities for youth, community, and cultural organisations to use available spaces for events, shows and activities.
Create good local jobs and keep more money in the local economy by making sure the Council buys goods and services from local businesses.
Support town centre businesses by reforming business rates and restructuring parking charges to improve access to the town.
Develop better bus services, safe walking routes and cycleways.
Generate good, well paid jobs for residents by working to make the Borough a hotspot for green and sustainable tech businesses of all sizes.
Affordable, Greener Homes where they are needed
Your Ashford Labour Councillors will:
Set fair Council Tax and fair council rents to ease the Conservative made cost of living crisis.
Reduce service charges for leaseholders across the Borough by providing the option of a Council-backed property services company.
Work alongside communities to make sure the right homes are built, where they’re needed most, and with the right infrastructure.
Build high-quality council housing for Ashford residents at genuinely affordable rents that raises the standard for all future developments.
Start a ‘Sustainable Homes for Ashford’ scheme featuring award-winning energy efficiency, solar power and other sustainable technologies for all new homes.